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"In the early 1900s, Los Angeles, growing fast and running out of water, bought land along either side of the Owens River, then built an aqueduct diverting the river\u2019s water 230 miles south to Los Angeles. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"The torrent would have swept away piers supporting the aqueduct had a passing train on the island railroad not gone off its tracks and partly plugged the gap. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"The city has permission to use alum this fall when work on a tunnel under the Hudson River will require the temporary disconnection of the aqueduct for the neighboring Delaware watershed. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Archaeologists announced the discovery, at the Armenian archaeological site of Artashat-Artaxata, of the easternmost Roman aqueduct . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Stefanie Smallhouse, a rancher who heads the Arizona Farm Bureau, said Arizona farmers who rely on water from the aqueduct , known as the Central Arizona Project, may have to fallow up to 40 percent of their acreage. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The interchange project also would include the relocation of a portion of the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District aqueduct , between the Utah and Salt Lake Canal and the South Jordan Canal, the study states. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Each diver could only go beneath the surface for about 30 minutes at a time and could not touch the bottom of the aqueduct as the disruption of silt on the bottom obscured visibility, Mims explained. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Workers have been spraying a biodegradable neutralizer into the Dominguez Channel, a 15.7-mile aqueduct in southern Los Angeles County, but applying it during high tide allowed much of the chemical to wash away. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"Maine Mercury and other toxins are present in the blood and organs of not only sharks, but also other aquatic species. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Nov. 2021",
"An extension program at University of Minnesota teaches volunteers how to detect aquatic invasive species in local rivers and lakes. \u2014 Jill Zarestky, The Conversation , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Its numbers also declined with the introduction of predatory, non-native aquatic species. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"These rivers support the highest number of aquatic species and also the greatest values to people, including much of the harvest of freshwater fisheries, the primary source of protein for hundreds of millions of people. \u2014 Jeff Opperman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Both plans call for public access, as well as extensive environmental rehabilitation of the area by removing industrial structures and restoring habitat for salmon, lamprey and other aquatic species. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The invasive carp are filter feeders that remove large quantities of plankton from the water and compete with native aquatic species for food and habitat. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021",
"The mystery snails aren't the only invasive aquatic species in the state. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 15 June 2022",
"Ideally, community science research projects like the Dragonfly Mercury Project or aquatic invasive species monitoring would result in informed policy change. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The aquatic remains date between 86,000 and 106,000 years ago and were discovered in a small, cramped room of cave of Figueira Brava. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Golf Drive is close to schools and the Curtis Park-Holmes Aquatic Center, a summer aquatic , social and recreational hub. \u2014 Dallas News , 23 Aug. 2020",
"The researchers extracted fat molecules from powdered samples of the ceramics to look for signs that meat from either aquatic or land animals had been cooked in them. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The city will cap the number of people attending aquatics classes. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 29 May 2020",
"Those who want to go to aquatics centers will need to register in advance for time slots, masks are encouraged except when in the water, and the locker rooms and showers will be closed. \u2014 Hunter Johnson, Dallas News , 22 May 2020",
"The southwest Valley suburb\u2019s aquatics center, recreation center, senior center and both libraries remain closed until further notice. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 15 May 2020",
"Crespi\u2019s new aquatics center featuring a 50-meter Myrtha pool is scheduled to open in August. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
"With several plans to choose from, 10 move-in ready homes and amenities including a 16-acre tennis and aquatics center, golf club, sportsplex, parks and trails and a lifestyle director, now is an ideal time to call Woodforest home. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2020"
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"The family are like fish in an automotive aquarium , with this immense, unpopulated ocean on the other side of the glass. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Through experiments in an aquarium and the ocean, the researchers studied whether hermit crabs would be able to escape the tires. \u2014 Sherry Liang, CNN , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Just three months later, 11-year-old Esther Lebowitz (in the novel, she\u2019s named Tessie Fine) was murdered in the basement of a popular local aquarium store. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
"Warren had watched but never collected her own biopsy, practicing with the bow at the aquarium \u2019s field house in Maine. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Our aquarium was endlessly shifted around the house for better feng shui (to the dismay of our fish). \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"Plus, see local aquatic species in the Ohio Lakes and Rivers portion of the aquarium . \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Houston branch of this aquarium also has a tiger exhibit and a stingray feeding exhibit. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s part of the aquarium \u2019s two-day Earth Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23 and 24. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Painted in purple and aqua , the restaurant is otherwise plain and practical. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"In its soft-cut blocks \u2014 orange, aqua and gold, underpinned by an angular haze of black \u2014 Avery is poking fun at his friend Rothko and his oppressive fogs of color, or Newman, with his rigid compartmentalization. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"On the drydown, these give way to reveal deeper notes of mint, violet, aqua , sage, tea, oakmoss, and amber. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"The Hawkins Class of 1986 Eye Palette ($45) has all of the staple tones of the '80s, including Surfer Boy Pizza (nude-pink), Hawkins High (dark green), and Melvald's General Store (bright aqua . \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"In the video, the beauty mogul is wearing a bra and panty set in a beautiful aqua blue with her hair wrapped up in a towel. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 May 2022",
"The actress stunned in a copper Atelier Versace gown, which paid homage to the city of New York and featured a reversible train, which the mom of three flipped halfway up the Met stairs, revealing an aqua side that cascaded down behind her. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"The dining room, painted in purple and aqua , is otherwise plain and practical. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Inside the Oasis, the walls are painted in serene shades of sage and aqua and hung with glossy photographs of the woods. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"Latin \u2014 more at island":""
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"transitive verb"
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"As German troops marched in the streets of Copenhagen, chemist George de Hevesy stashed the medals in aqua regia , an acid strong enough to dissolve gold. \u2014 National Geographic , 2 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Its static rage behind closed doors crackles close in my ears with a tincture of aqua fortis . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
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"The aquarium is also the first outside Japan to propagate salmon snailfish, according to senior aquarist Alicia Bitondo. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
"For the event, the aquarium's senior aquarist , Dylan Salamone, tossed two small branded footballs \u2014 each featuring the logo of one of the Super Bowl 2022 teams \u2014 into Rasal's exhibit and let the seal choose which one to retrieve. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The ambitious conservation translocation project began in 1998 when English aquarist Ivan Dibble arrived at Michoac\u00e1n University with some very precious cargo\u2014five pairs of tequila fish from England\u2019s Chester Zoo. \u2014 Sarah Durn, Wired , 29 Jan. 2022",
"At Seacoast, Haddie will have a peaceful life and is sure to be a hit with visitors, said Robert Royer, senior aquarist for the seaside institution at Odiorne Point State Park. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Nov. 2021",
"At Seacoast, Haddie will have a peaceful life and is sure to be a hit with visitors, said Robert Royer, senior aquarist for the seaside institution at Odiorne Point State Park. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Nov. 2021",
"One day, an aquarist brought Van Bonn a bullfrog that had hurt its leg while wrestling with another male of the species. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"At Seacoast, Haddie will have a peaceful life and is sure to be a hit with visitors, said Robert Royer, senior aquarist for the seaside institution at Odiorne Point State Park. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Nov. 2021",
"At Seacoast, Haddie will have a peaceful life and is sure to be a hit with visitors, said Robert Royer, senior aquarist for the seaside institution at Odiorne Point State Park. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"Stir in 1 more teaspoon aquavit , and refrigerate 1 hour. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The drink on Page 127 is a play on a Sazerac, made with an amaro, Bigillet China-China, plus rye whiskey, bitters and an aquavit rinse; 163 is a highball of amontillado sherry, Cynar, creme de cassis and tonic water. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The idea is as Norwegian as cross-country skis and aquavit . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, National Geographic , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The same can be said for this DIY aquavit from chef Emma Bengtsson. \u2014 WSJ , 1 July 2020",
"Apple brandy is infused with chamomile and mixed with Tattersall\u2019s best-in-class aquavit , Americano and a squeeze of lemon for one of our favorite cocktails of the year, and maybe one of our favorites period. \u2014 Jess Fleming, Twin Cities , 25 Dec. 2019",
"Toast the spices over medium heat until fragrant, about 3 minutes, then remove the pot from the heat and slowly add the aquavit . \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Open Tuesday-Saturday at 1085 Mission St.; www.birdsongsf.com Scandinavian small plates and housemade aquavit are the focus at this cozy spot located inside the Inn at the Opera, just steps from the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. \u2014 Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The eatery in West Hollywood is tapping Elton John as the muse for Rocket Man, a $15 cocktail shaken with mezcal, aquavit , lime, Fino sherry, gentian liqueur and arugula, which provides the vivid green tint as well as the healthy garnish. \u2014 Khanh T.l. Tran, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home. \u2014 Camila Hennessy, Vogue , 5 July 2017"
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"Like any new technology, aquatint , in its earliest days, embraced an idealism, found in prints depicting fantasies of classical antiquity. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"There also are a few that combine multiple techniques, including etching and aquatint , to achieve a softer, more watery effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2020",
"The 40 artworks in the show are lithographs, etchings, drypoints, aquatints and woodcuts. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"An 1879 etching- aquatint -drypoint by Felix Hilaire Buhot tells the story of a deadly two-week cold snap in Paris. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Jenny Freestone and Jake Muirhead, both Marylanders, uses such venerable techniques as etching, drypoint and aquatint . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Aug. 2019",
"That sparked his obsession with prints, of which there are several types, including lithographs, woodcuts and aquatints . \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
"Michael Arike\u2019s etching- aquatint shows three pears sitting on a windowsill, resembling fat pigeons side-by-side, looking out on the cityscape outside. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 July 2019",
"For decades, The Times\u2019 New York bureau was filled with lithographs, aquatints and collages by the likes of Elaine de Kooning and Robert Rauschenberg. \u2014 Daniel Miller, latimes.com , 12 July 2018"
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"The massive tanks, located above an aquifer that feeds the base and civilian communities, are used to fuel military vehicles, ships, and aircraft operating throughout the Pacific. \u2014 Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The city borrowed more than $17 million in federal-state loans to build a new treatment plant and drill new wells that tap into an uncontaminated aquifer . \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"But the mine produces water heavy in arsenic and uranium as a result of drilling several years ago that punctured an aquifer , provoking fears that the site could contaminate Havasupai water supplies. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Babbitt has traveled the state this year preaching the need to extend options for aquifer protection. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Navy and the utility have wells that draw on the Moanalua-Waimalu aquifer , which is located 100 feet below the Navy\u2019s fuel storage tanks at Red Hill. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Simply put, more houses and subdivisions means more groundwater pumping from the aquifers, which could, in theory, lead to some of the wells that pump from the aquifer to dry up. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Gila River Indian Community, a major holder of Colorado River rights in lieu of water that others drained from the Gila, has banked more of it in its underground aquifer than what flowed through the CAP in a normal year before the shortage. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
"While Terranova stood firm, its aquifer was in trouble. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"The Ellis painting depicts a woman reclining in a pale aquamarine gown on a red couch set against patterned red wallpaper. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 22 May 2022",
"And lastly, the vibrant Sri Lanka Brooch set \u2014 featuring pink, blue and yellow sapphires, garnets, rubies and aquamarine \u2014 which was gifted to the Queen in 1981, will sparkle on exhibit too. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"At the Cannes film festival, Princess Diana turned heads in an icy blue Catherine Walker tulle gown, which complemented with a matching scarf, baby blue shoes, and an aquamarine and diamond bracelet and chandelier earrings. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The aquamarine and gold colors on display are relatively rare for amino acid crystals and are dependent on their structure. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The cover, with lettering in flamingo pink, was a garish painting in green and aquamarine of a Caribbean island\u2014Montserrat, where Buffett had recorded it. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Standout stones include citrine, blue topaz and an enticing aquamarine , all raw materials that can only be sourced in her home turf of Brazil. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Van Cleef & Arpels Simone necklace in 18-karat rose and white gold set with one 6.02-carat aquamarine , sapphires, garnets, aquamarines, chrysophase, onyx, pearls and diamonds, price upon request; Ashlyn bonded crepe gown, $2,590. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 7 Nov. 2021",
"The bride wore a second couture look by Maison Margiela with a draped aquamarine choker that worked perfectly with the raw edge neckline of the gown for the reception. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"Samples of blood, urine, and aqueous humor (the liquid that nourishes the cornea) were screened for the presence of hundreds of substances, both legal medications and prohibited drugs. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, Raso studied aquaculture and fisheries technology. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"From there, his passions steered him into sustainable aquaculture and oyster farming, which began as a side gig to his academic pursuits. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"In addition, the group\u2019s aquaculture specialist, Anoushka Concepcion, who helped establish the National Seaweed Hub in 2019, was named last year to the United Nations\u2019 Safe Seaweed Coalition. \u2014 Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"Instead, after marrying her second husband, Charles Black, an aquaculture engineer and oceanographer, and raising three children in the hills west of Palo Alto, Black carved out a new career in foreign affairs. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"That could have wide-reaching impacts, especially now that Habitat has built a roadmap to sustainably integrating commercial aquaculture and hydroponics. \u2014 Amanda Siebert, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Lisa Carne has brought Vaughan down to Belize three times to lead trainings on coral restoration and aquaculture . \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, Wired , 5 Apr. 2022",
"And that\u2019s just aquaculture \u2014one of more than a half-dozen markets under the blue economy umbrella. \u2014 Daria Solovieva, Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Southeast Fisheries Technology Program that has been preparing students for jobs throughout the industry since 2009 with classes focusing on aquaculture and salmon enhancement and fisheries management. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2021"
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"Water takes myriad forms, and so do Julio Valdez\u2019s paintings and prints of aqueous surfaces and depths. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Along a bare torso and down a thigh, the sun glints through ocean waters and bathes coral and fish in aqueous light. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Called aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, this foam primarily has been used to put out oil fires such as those from cars or airplanes. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"Just under your skin lie whole aqueous worlds, where trillions of cells spark and beat and wriggle and secrete, doing all the complicated tasks of keeping you alive. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"Green Circle Salons transports hundreds of tractor trailer loads of chemicals from salons to a facility where it can be separated into aqueous water and oil layers, Price said. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Her original style was abstract and aqueous , suggesting the sea that laps three sides of her childhood homeland. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"There's a thin layer of lipids (fat) on top, a thicker layer of aqueous (water and proteins) in the middle, and a layer of mucus on the bottom. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Clouds appear luminescent and aqueous ; smoke spreads across the page, ghostly and gaseous; water looks fluid and dynamic. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"Medieval Latin aqueus , from Latin aqua":""
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": distilled water":[]
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"-\u02ccdest\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4t\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222703"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"aqui- (in aquifer ) + -fuge":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102359"
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"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
"Saint Thomas \u2014 see thomas aquinas":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233559"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several silver coins having the device (see device sense 3 ) of an eagle that were issued by various Italian states":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4kw\u0259\u02c8l\u0113n\u014d"
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"Italian, from aquila eagle, from Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033527"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccn\u00e4t",
"\u02c8a-",
"\u02c8\u00e4-kw\u0259-\u02ccn\u022ft"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eventually, Cameron\u2019s aquanaut tendencies bled into his movie career. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Last month, a crew of aquanauts and astronauts surfaced after spending nine days in an undersea habitat known as the Aquarius Reef Base, located 62 feet below the ocean surface off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. \u2014 Emily Toomey, Smithsonian , 29 July 2019",
"Ari D\u2019Agostino was joined by aquanaut Shirley Pomponi, a marine biologist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute of Florida Atlantic University, and NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Watkins. \u2014 Emily Toomey, Smithsonian , 29 July 2019",
"Within seconds, aquanaut Robert Carmichael and I were enveloped by a vibrant shade of blue, watching streaks of sunlight pierce the water\u2019s surface. \u2014 David Keyton, The Seattle Times , 13 Apr. 2019",
"There, four aquanauts at a time can practice living and working in an environment that really wasn\u2019t meant for humans to inhabit. \u2014 Philip Toledano, National Geographic , 12 Dec. 2016",
"There, four aquanauts at a time can practice living and working in an environment that really wasn\u2019t meant for humans to inhabit. \u2014 Philip Toledano, National Geographic , 12 Dec. 2016"
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"Latin aqua + English -naut (as in aeronaut )":""
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034323"
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"type":[
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": of or relating to compounds derived from water":[
"lithium hydroxide LiOH is an aquo base"
],
"\u2014 compare ammono":[
"lithium hydroxide LiOH is an aquo base"
],
": containing a molecule of water as part of a coordination complex":[
"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds aquo carbonic acid OC(OH) 2"
],
"\u2014 compare ammono- sense 2":[
"\u2014 in names of chemical compounds aquo carbonic acid OC(OH) 2"
]
},
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"\u02c8a(\u02cc)kw\u014d",
"\u02c8\u00e4-"
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"aquo-":"Adjective",
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin aqua water + International Scientific Vocabulary -o-":"Combining form"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092715"
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"Aquilaria":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Asian trees (family Thymelaeaceae) having lanceolate leaves and nearly sessile umbels of flowers \u2014 see agarwood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccakw\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin (probably approximate translation of French bois d'aigle agalloch), from Latin aquila + New Latin -aria":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101426"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": columbine sense 1":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin aguilegia":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102353"
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"aquaplane":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a board on which a standing rider is towed behind a speeding motorboat":[],
": to ride an aquaplane":[],
": hydroplane":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-kw\u0259-\u02ccpl\u0101n",
"\u02c8a-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111607"
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"aquifoliaceae":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees (order Sapindales) having alternate simple often evergreen leaves, small dioecious flowers usually in axillary clusters, and berrylike drupes \u2014 see ilex":[]
"New Latin, from Aquifolium , type genus (from Latin, holly tree, from aqui- \u2014from acer sharp\u2014 + folium leaf) + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121632"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": columbine":[]
},
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"\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j(\u0113-)\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The surrounding design is a riot of joyous whites: seasonal roses, foxgloves, aquilegia , hostas, delicate geraniums, and acebia. \u2014 Vogue , 21 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125116"
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"aquiline":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": curving like an eagle's beak":[
"an aquiline nose"
],
": of, relating to, or resembling an eagle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8a-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The twinkling eyes, the aquiline nose, the trademark goatee limned in bits of bread and butter. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Pessoa had the aquiline Semitic features of his late father\u2019s side, which included Jewish conversos frog-marched into Christianity during the Inquisition. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The lean face, aquiline nose, piercing eyes \u2014 all are here from the beginning. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 19 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin aquilinus , from aquila eagle":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132226"
},
"aquametry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": determination of amount of water especially by means of the Karl Fischer reagent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8kw\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"aqua + -metry":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132929"
},
"aquaehaustus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the right in law to draw water from a well, spring, or stream on another's land":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-hau\u0307s-",
"-\u02c8h\u022fst\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin aquae haustus drawing of water, from aquae (genitive of aqua water) + haustus act of drawing, from haustus , past participle of haurire to draw":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150059"
},
"Aquilian stipulation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a stipulation in civil and Roman law whereby an obligation can be reduced to a stipulation and then discharged by an acceptilation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153651"
},
"Aquilian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": arising from or governed by a statute of the Roman republic with respect to wrongful damage to property":[
"\u2014 used of a fault or liability in civil and Roman law"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8kwil\u0113\u0259n"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Aquilianus , from C. Aquilius Gallus 1st century b.c. Roman jurist + Latin -anus -an":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155333"
},
"aquae immittendae":{
"type":[
"noun plural but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": the right in law to throw water from one's windows on a neighbor's buildings or soil":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccd\u012b\u2014 see aqua",
"-\u02ccim\u0259\u02c8ten\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, waters to be thrown out":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162411"
},
"aqua et igni interdictus":{
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": forbidden (to be furnished) with water and fire : banished":[]
": the liquid that results when beans are cooked in water":[
"As the experiments continue, novices are advised to use three tablespoons of aquafaba to equal one egg. The bean juice seems to work equally well whether it comes from a can or from a fresh batch of homemade cooked beans, and it can be frozen for later use. Although most any beans will do, including black, kidney and soy, chickpeas (a.k.a. garbanzo beans) tend to be the preferred variety for their milder, less \"beany\" flavor.",
"\u2014 Kristen Hartke",
"Whatever the reason, aquafaba delivers. Dump a can of chickpea water into a mixer, and it froths instantly, like bubbles in a bath, and whips into stiff, glossy peaks. It retains a slight beany aroma in the bowl, but that disappears when cooked. There is no residual flavor, and few calories.",
"\u2014 Jane Black"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-kw\u0259-\u02c8f\u00e4-b\u0259"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin aqua \"water\" + faba \"fava bean\" \u2014 more at island entry 1 , fava bean":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"2015, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190207"
},
"aquidneck island":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"island of southeastern Rhode Island in Narragansett Bay; site of the city of Newport":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8kwid-\u02ccnek"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212921"
},
"aquaponics":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":{
": a system of growing plants in the water that has been used to cultivate aquatic organisms":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-niks",
"\u02cc\u00e4-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The combination of the team\u2019s experience with aquatic life and cultured meat manufacturing has enabled Mermade to connect the dots in a unique manner and see the potential of aquaponics in cell cultivation. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In addition to proving that good cannabis could be grown in a recirculating aquaponics system, Schiebel and the Habitat team had another mission: to show that farmed salmon could compete with wild salmon, both on sustainability and on quality. \u2014 Amanda Siebert, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Other community benefits built into the site include a biking and walking trail, an electric vehicle charging station, backup power for a nearby community center, and an aquaponics greenhouse to grow produce. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Upward Farms, a start-up based in Brooklyn that blends vertical farming with aquaponics and uses fish waste as fertilizer, is building a 250,000-square-foot warehouse on six acres in Luzerne County, Pa., about 100 miles from Manhattan. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Additionally, Vincent High School requested $3.75 million for repairs to agricultural program areas, a new barn and remodels of its environmental science, horticulture, aquaponics and food science classrooms and labs. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The new 3rd Street Market Hall opening soon in downtown Milwaukee is adding an aquaponics vendor to its lineup. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Dec. 2021",
"According to Larry Willis, a Missouri farmer who worked on the aquaponics project, Constant approached the venture with flailing extravagance. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"In an aquaponics operation, plants are nourished by waste from fish farmed alongside them: ideally, one crop supports another. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021"
